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Top 10 Secondary Schools in Ghana based on NSMQ

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Ghanaians senior high schools are considered among the best in west Africa based on the result of the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). 

 But have you ever wondered which are the leading SHS we have in Ghana among the hundreds available? 

 We bring you the top ten based on the results National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ), which is the premier quiz competition for senior high schools in Ghana. 


1. Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (Presec Legon) Presec, which is based at Legon in Accra, has won the NSMQ five times. (1995, 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2009) 

2. Prempeh College Prempeh has the NSMQ three times. (1994, 1996 and 2015). Former President JA Kufour attended the school.

 3. Mfantsipim SHS They won the NSMQ in 1999 and 2014. 

4. Achimota School The school won the NSMQ in 1998 and 2004. Famous alumunus from the school includes Kwame Nkrumah, JJ Rawlimgs, Atta Mills and Edward Akufo-Addo.
 5. Opoku Ware SHS The school won the NSMQ in 1997 and 2002. 
6. St. Peters SHS The Nkwatia-based school won the competition in 2000 and 2005.
 7. Pope John Senior School The Koforidua-based school won the competition in 2001. 
8. St. Augustine's College The Cape Coast-based school won the competition in 2007.
 9. Ghana Secondary Technical School The Takoradi-based school won the NSMQ in 2012. 
10. St. Thomas Aquinas SHS The school won in 2013. Did your school make the top 10? Let us know in the comments section.

 Source:EmpireNews

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